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enVIDEO: #SpiritDay—On Ice! NHL goes purple against bullyinghttp://www.glaad.org/blog/spiritday-on-ice-nhl-goes-purple-against-bullying
<div class="field field-name-field-blog-featured field-type-file field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span id="styles-0-0" class="styles file-styles 750px"> <img src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/750px/public/nhl%20facebook.PNG?itok=nnd18LPN" alt="" title="" /></span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Hockey players are known for going black and blue—but today they're <a href="http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=687269&amp;cmpid=nhl-twt" target="_blank">going purple for Spirit Day</a>.&nbsp; While the NHL has already gone lavender for their annual <a href="http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=686112">Hockey Fights Cancer</a> campaign, the major sports league has also turned positively purple on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/NHL">Facebook</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/NHL">Twitter</a> to show their support for bullied and LGBT youth.</p>
<p>Working with the <a href="http://youcanplayproject.org/">You Can Play Project</a>, a group that works with athletes to make sports safe and accessible for LGBT fans and athletes, hockey teams across North America are going purple for Spirit Day, from the <a href="https://twitter.com/MapleLeafs/status/390847325817434112">Toronto Maple Leafs</a> to the <a href="https://twitter.com/AnaheimDucks/status/390893935293255680">Anaheim Ducks</a>.&nbsp; NHL's <a href="https://twitter.com/FlaPanthers/status/390888898274283520">Florida Panthers</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/mnwild/status/390845554605166592">Minnesota Wild</a> have gone purple, too, and at their upcoming game against Minnesota, the Panthers are hosting an inaugural <a href="http://link.floridapanthers.com/m/1/19934945/t28413-151b1d6c-05dc-4240-a505-5337db993a96/0/1/1">Equality Night</a> this Saturday, October 19<sup>th</sup> to battle homophobia in the locker room.</p>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>We've gone purple for <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23SpiritDay&amp;src=hash">#SpiritDay</a>! Take a stand against bullying &amp; support <a href="https://twitter.com/YouCanPlayTeam">@YouCanPlayTeam</a>: <a href="http://t.co/xP0MuRkORC">http://t.co/xP0MuRkORC</a></p>
<p>— Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) <a href="https://twitter.com/MapleLeafs/statuses/390847325817434112">October 17, 2013</a></p></blockquote>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23FlaPanthers&amp;src=hash">#FlaPanthers</a> join <a href="https://twitter.com/glaad">@glaad</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/YouCanPlayTeam">@YouCanPlayTeam</a> in going purple for <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23SpiritDay&amp;src=hash">#SpiritDay</a> to stand against bullying <a href="http://t.co/fJEJdCjSYP">http://t.co/fJEJdCjSYP</a></p>
<p>— Florida Panthers (@FlaPanthers) <a href="https://twitter.com/FlaPanthers/statuses/390846583413428224">October 17, 2013</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Individual players have spoken up against bullying in sports as part of the You Can Play Project, and NHL has been diligently spotlighting their support of LGBT athletes via Twitter.&nbsp; Hockey stars including the San Jose Sharks' <a href="http://youtu.be/ZMNs-me5MQI">Tommy Wingels</a>; the Washington Capitals' <a href="http://youtu.be/HjReQecHLi4">Matt Hendricks</a>; and the LA Kings' <a href="http://youtu.be/2NmjOt22ZlY">Alec Martinez and Dustin Brown</a> have all made short videos calling for respect for all players, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity.&nbsp; Today, the New York Islanders posted a short video in support of Spirit Day before hitting the ice against the Edmonton Oilers.</p>
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<p>"By going purple for Spirit Day, the National Hockey League continues to show its dedication to opening up the game for all fans and players, and taking a stand against bullying from the locker room to the stands," said GLAAD's Wilson Cruz. "We're hopeful that hockey fans and young athletes who see this message will feel empowered to participate in their own way by passing along the league's message in support for LGBT youth."</p>
<p>In addition to the National Hockey League, Major League Soccer (MLS), National Basketball Association (NBA) &amp; Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA), National Football League (NFL),<a href="http://www.glaad.org/blog/major-league-baseball-joins-nationwide-support-spiritday-lgbt-youth"> Major League Baseball (MLB)</a>, Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) <a href="http://www.glaad.org/blog/mlb-mls-nba-nfl-nhl-ufc-wnba-wwe-and-athletes-score-big-spiritday">are all going purple</a> to show support for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) youth.</p>
<p>Are you wearing your Spirit Day purple?<br><br> <strong>Going purple is easy</strong>:</p>
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<li>Wear something purple today - whether it's a purple scarf, purple tie, or an entirely purple outfit, you'll be taking a stand against bullying!</li>
<li>Head over to&nbsp;<a href="http://action.glaad.org/site/R?i=dBBvuvPwiYt2F1JN7bVslg">www.glaad.org/spiritday</a>&nbsp;to&nbsp;turn your Facebook and Twitter profile pics purple right now to show LGBT youth you support them.</li>
<li>Share your photos with us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Tumblr and Google+ with the hashtag #SpiritDay - some may even be featured on the <a href="http://action.glaad.org/site/R?i=CzGJEuSotZNwUD4FUFxnfQ">Spirit Day website.</a></li>
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<p>With your help, young people everywhere will be able to walk into school or turn on TV and see a sea of purple. They'll see that the world has their back, and that it's okay to be who you are.</p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-pubdate field-type-datetime field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">October 17, 2013</span></div></div></div>
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<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/toronto-maple-leafs">Toronto Maple Leafs</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/la-kings">LA Kings</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/anaheim-ducks">Anaheim Ducks</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/san-jose-sharks">San Jose Sharks</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/washington-capitals">Washington Capitals</a>, </li>
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Thu, 17 Oct 2013 19:14:57 +0000dougkeeler68604 at http://www.glaad.orghttp://www.glaad.org/blog/spiritday-on-ice-nhl-goes-purple-against-bullying#commentsDon't Forget About the Hockey Dadshttp://www.glaad.org/2008/10/10/dont-forget-about-the-hockey-dads
<div class="field field-name-field-blog-featured field-type-file field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>It's not too often that you hear about a LGBT oriented sports movie being released in the U.S. So you could imagine my excitement when I heard that <a href="http://www.breakfastwithscotmovie.com/" target="_blank">Breakfast with Scot</a>, which was released in Canada last year, was going to make it to the big screen here at home. It's not one of those sports movies with an LGBT character in a supporting role - all of the lead characters are gay.</p>
<div style="width: 212px;float:right;"><a href="http://glaadblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/bwithscot.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-2874" title="bwithscot" src="http://glaadblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/bwithscot-202x300.jpg" alt="Breakfast with Scot" width="202" height="300" /></a>
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<p></p><noscript>The film is about Eric (a retired <a href="http://mapleleafs.nhl.com" target="_blank">Maple Leaf </a>turned color commentator) and Sam (a sports lawyer). The couple live together but are not completely open about their relationship or about being gay at all. All of that changes when Sam agrees to take in his nephew Scot. </noscript>
<p>From the film's <a href="http://www.breakfastwithscotmovie.com/" target="_blank">website</a>;</p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;">"Dressed in vibrant colors, his mother's charm bracelet and with a penchant for musicals and Christmas carols, (Scot is) not quite the ‘boy' they expected. Their household is thrown into confusion as Eric and Sam try to deal with the realities and expectations of their flamboyant charge . . . Each deals with his own issues while observing the behavior of a kid being joyously and unashamedly himself."</p>
<p>Although it's considered a small indie, it's big in my book because it's <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS192453+08-Jul-2008+PRN20080708" target="_blank">the first time</a> a major sports franchise has ever endorsed a gay-themed movie. The filmmakers were allowed to use the Toronto Maple Leafs logo and uniforms after management read (<a href="http://www.cbc.ca/arts/tiff/features/tiff-5lynd.html" target="_blank">and admittedly liked</a>) the script.</p>
<p>The film was released last year, but is opening in select U.S. cities today, October 10.</p>
<p>The idea of the two fathers being "hockey dads," a play on Sarah Palin being a self-described "<a href="http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=385590" target="_blank">hockey mom</a>," is not going unnoticed by the press. <em>The Los Angeles Times</em> <a href="http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/movies/la-et-brief8-2008oct08,0,5986956.story" target="_blank">recently wrote</a>:</p>
<blockquote><p>"The movie is certainly topical, given the newfound media prominence of hockey parenting and, of course, the recent legalization of gay marriage in California and the resulting battle with Proposition 8, this year's ballot proposal that would ban same-sex marriage in the state."</p></blockquote>
<div style="width: 310px;float:left;"><a href="http://glaadblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/bwithscot2.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-2921" title="bwithscot2" src="http://glaadblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/bwithscot2-300x181.jpg" alt="Breakfast with Scot" width="300" height="181" /></a>
<p>Breakfast with Scot</p>
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<p>While Sam and Eric could legally be married in <a href="http://www.chrc-ccdp.ca/media_room/jurisprudence/page1-en.asp" target="_blank">Canada</a>, here in the United States they'd be hard pressed to find the same rights. Currently only Massachusetts and California offer marriage for all. And if Proposition 8 passes in November, that right would be taken away in California. It would mark the first time that a state has voted to eliminate rights for a group of people.</p>
<p>Hopefully, the story of Sam, Eric and Scot will help illustrate that loving families come in all varieties. Two men (or two women) in a loving committed relationship deserve the same basic rights (hospital visitation, inheritance, power of attorney, etc.) as loving committed straight couples.</p>
<p>The reviews of <a href="http://www.breakfastwithscotmovie.com/" target="_blank">Breakfast with Scot</a> have been a mixed bag. <a href="http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/breakfast_with_scot/" target="_blank">Rotten Tomatoes</a>, a website that compiles movie reviews, shows eight "fresh" and seven "rotten" tomatoes. And although it doesn't have a wide release, several national publications have reviewed it, including <a href="http://movies.nytimes.com/2008/10/10/movies/10scot.html?ref=arts" target="_blank">The New York Times</a> and <a href="http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20231573,00.html?xid=rss-feed-moviereviews+box-Movie+Review%3A+Breakfast+With+Scot" target="_blank">Entertainment Weekly</a>. Most praise the performances and say it's a sweet film, but EW points out that it's "like a whole season of a sitcom crammed into one feature."</p>
<p>To find out if Breakfast with Scot is playing in your area, <a href="http://www.breakfastwithscotmovie.com/schedule.html" target="_blank">click here</a>.</p>
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</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-pubdate field-type-datetime field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">October 10, 2008</span></div></div></div>
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<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/breakfast-scot">Breakfast with Scot</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/california">California</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/canada">Canada</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/nhl">NHL</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/sarah-palin">Sarah Palin</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/sports">Sports</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/toronto-maple-leafs">Toronto Maple Leafs</a></li>
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Wed, 14 Sep 2011 20:14:41 +0000glaad31165 at http://www.glaad.orghttp://www.glaad.org/2008/10/10/dont-forget-about-the-hockey-dads#comments